Enterprise seems a great title for a post on National Maritime Day, but here’s a question answered at the end of this post: Why–other than the 1933 proclamation by Congress–is May 22 chosen for this day? Answer at the end of this post.
Jake van Reenen took these photos yesterday in Clayton, NY. The title evokes my Salvor post from eight plus years ago.
Atlantic Enterprise and crane barge are headed to the sixth boro, still many sea miles ahead.
Jarrett M assists with the tow, a role it played about a month upstream through the same waters here.
I’m eager to see this Salvor twin back in the sixth boro.
This post from nearly 10 years ago features my first view of this vessel–then called Barents Sea–under way.
Many thanks to Jake for these photos. If all goes as planned, Enterprise will arrive here in less than two weeks. Eyes peeled?
So, May 22 . . . it’s National Maritime Day because of Savannah, that’s SS Savannah, she who began the first Atlantic crossing on this date under steam power 199 years ago . . . well, at least steam powered her wheels for a little over 10% of the trip, but you need to start somewhere, eh? And this fact is alluded to in the 1933 proclamation, as well as in the 2017 proclamation.
Click on the photo to get the source of the photo and the story of her short life. And the 199 years ago, that just begs for some sort of memorializing in 2018…
Did Hurricane Sandy unearth SS Savannah wreckage? Read here.
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May 22, 2017 at 12:35 pm
Harry T Scholer
Thank you for posting the Maritime Day proclamation. Our USMM needs a good shot of ships and jobs. Hopefully it is in the present administration’s overall plan of “Buy American”
May 22, 2017 at 8:46 pm
tugster
Here’s an example of a news article that shows a profound misunderstanding of marine hardware: http://www.wwnytv.com/story/35484164/852-ton-barge-stops-in-clayton#.WSN9kHGpFKE.email
May 22, 2017 at 11:40 pm
Peter Eagleton
Two great looking tugs! The Jarrett is still earning her keep after 72 years!
May 25, 2017 at 6:41 am
Harry T Scholer
Was that the “maritime reporter”
from Clayton?
May 25, 2017 at 7:03 am
tugster
It was indeed A maritime reporter . . .